Yoshihide Mori

Yoshihide Mori was a Japanese politician and entrepreneur. He was born on August 8, 1919, in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, and passed away on May 15, 1988. His court rank was Junior Third Rank, with the highest honor of First Class Order of Merit, and he was awarded the Order of the rising Sun. He belonged to the Liberal Democratic Party and served as a member of the House of Representatives.

According to detailed information about his background and personality, his father was the head of the Mori Concern and a member of the House of Representatives, Mori Musashi Akira. Through his maternal side, he was related to Mori Kiyoshi, Mori Akira, and Muneko Miki, the wife of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki.

Educationally, he graduated from Tamagawa Juku (Special Department) in 1940. Afterward, he joined Nippon Yakin Kogyo. During the postwar period, he held positions such as CEO of Tōa Seiki and president of Tomakomai Farm.

In terms of political activities, he participated in the establishment of the Tokyo Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry (now the Tokyo Youth Chamber of Commerce) on September 3, 1949, and became one of its founding charter members. Following the sudden death of his older brother, Mori Kiyoshi, he ran as his successor in the 32nd General Election for the House of Representatives in 1969, winning his first election. He was subsequently elected a total of seven times. Notable contemporaries who were also elected include Ichirō Ozawa, Tokuo Kake, Shizuro Kaji, Takashi Okuda, Kozo Watanabe, Minoru Watab, Jun Shiobara, Yoshirō Mori, Keijirō Murata, Mitsuteru Matsunaga, Takumi Eto, Masaaki Nakayama, and Koichi Hama.

Regarding his political allegiance, he initially belonged to Naoto Sonoda's faction, then shifted from his brother-in-law Takeo Miki's faction to the Toshio Kawamoto faction. During his time as a legislator, he served as Chairman of the Finance Committee, Deputy Parliamentary Secretary for the Liberal Democratic Party's National Diet Measures, Deputy Secretary-General, and Policy Deputy Minister of Finance and of Economic Planning. Notably, in 1985, he was appointed Director-General of the Environment Agency in the Second Nakasone Cabinet.

He died of liver failure at Kanto Tetsushin Hospital on May 15, 1988, at the age of 68. On May 17 of the same year, by imperial decree, he was posthumously awarded his court rank, being conferred Junior Third Rank and First Class Order of Merit, with the Order of the Rising Sun also being posthumously awarded. His memorial speech was delivered by Tadji Yoshiura in the House of Representatives plenary session on May 24.

Family information indicates that his eldest son, Eisuke Mori, inherited his political base and is also active as a politician. His father was Mori Musashi Akira; his brothers include politicians Akira Mori and Kiyoshi Mori, and his sisters include Muneko Miki, Mitsue Anzai, and Mieko Tanaka. His wife was the daughter of Hisayoshi Maeyama; his brother-in-law was Kohei Maeyama, president of Daiwa Life Insurance, and his father-in-law was Sakuo Koizumi. His sisters’ marriages include the noble family of Viscount Nagatoku Niwa and the founding family of Ajinomoto.

Eisuke Mori, his eldest son, is active in politics. His cousin is the politician Ryo Iwase.

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